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Image: A dry fracture of a Vero cell exposing the contents of a vacuole where Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, are rapidly growing (Photo courtesy of National Institutes of Health).

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Linked to Q Fever Bacterium

The incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, associated with significant mortality, is increasing in many regions, making it a global health challenge for the coming years.  More...
25 Oct 2015
Image: A portable microscope which is placed manually on the patient’s fingertip to take videos of microcirculation in very superficial capillaries (Photo courtesy of Research Laboratory of Electronics / MIT).

New Portable Device Counts Leukocytes Through the Skin

A novel way to count white blood cells without a blood test, simply by applying a small device on the fingertip, is being developed.    More...
13 Oct 2015

Low-Cost Blood Test May Enable Screening for Increased Bleeding Risk After Injury

From a proof-of-concept, pre-validation study, researchers have concluded that the admission hematocrit would likely provide a reliable predictor of increased bleeding risk in pediatric trauma patients.  More...
11 Oct 2015

Biomarkers Identify Pregnant Women with Lupus or APL at Risk for Adverse Outcomes

A consortium of researchers has found that testing blood of pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus or antiphospholipid antibodies for certain biomarkers can identify and stratify low- vs. high-risk patients early in pregnancy.  More...
07 Oct 2015
Image: Gross pathology of brain metastasis from a thyroid papillary carcinoma (Photo courtesy of Dr. Nikola Kostich).

Blood Parameter Analysis Establish Prognosis for Brain Metastases Patients

Certain laboratory results, which have previously not been used specifically for this purpose, can help to predict survival in patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases and to decide on the most appropriate treatment strategy.  More...
07 Oct 2015
Image: The HiSeq 2500 sequencing platform (Photo courtesy of Illumina).

New Virus Identified in Blood Supply

Transfusion of blood or blood-derived products can save lives and improve health but requires safety measures for preventing bystander transmission of infectious agents.  More...
30 Sep 2015
Image: Scanning electron micrograph of human prostate cancer cells (Photo courtesy of University of Sheffield).

Blood Types Correlate with Survival After Prostate Cancer Vaccine

Simple, inexpensive strategies to target treatment to likely responders could substantially improve efficacy while simultaneously reducing health care costs, but identification of reliable biomarkers has proven challenging.   More...
29 Sep 2015
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